How I Started a Profitable Reselling Side Hustle - Making Money Selling Books Online Whatnot & Ebay

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14 күн бұрын

First, thank you so much to everyone who has subscribed and joined me on this journey! I am loving sharing this information with you all and can't wait to continue on. This week we did a little get to know me, we talked about the goals I have within my business and I answered a few of the common questions I had regarding the info I've shared so far.
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@seehowitworks1131 12 күн бұрын

If you want to work for yourself you have to work. Learning how to run your business is key to being successful. Your doing great!

@resellmaven 12 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 🩷

@wp3780 12 күн бұрын

I am starting a hobby business reselling Lego, but my wife has been selling on EBay for the last few years. That was a helpful tidbit about the marketplace on Whatnot, didn’t know they had that option for selling. Good luck!

@resellmaven 12 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! Legos are a great business with consistently high demand! There are a lot of avenues for lego buyers, Whatnot is a great one, definitely check out their marketplace option!

@cindydillahunty8314 12 күн бұрын

My name is Cindy and my husband and I live in Dewey, Arizona. I just found you today, as KZfaq suggested your video to watch. I really enjoyed this video, thank you! I was a huge book seller on Amazon FBA back in 2014/2015. I did very well, but gave it up as my husband and I were so busy with other things, we just didn't have the time to be sellers any longer. Of all of the things I sold on Amazon, books BY FAR were my all time favorite. I truly miss it! Every time I drive by a thrift store, my heartbeat increases, as I just remember how much I truly loved spending time in thrift stores and libraries, sourcing books. I had been thinking about getting back into it, but not selling on Amazon any longer, but moving over to eBay. I had heard of about WhatNot, but do not know anything about it. I'm very excited for all that you shared, and I look forward to your video next week, to learn more. In the mean time, I am going to be doing my own research about this platform, and learn more that way too. Thank you again! Look forward to following more of your journey.

@resellmaven 11 күн бұрын

Hey Cindy! So nice to meet you and thanks for sharing your story! I can only imagine how much you miss selling, it is so fun sourcing too so I bet that's been tough to let go of. I think a little bit of a part time re entry would make it like a fun past time or hobby that you could really enjoy again! It's good to do things we love and you already have the knowledge so you definitely should consider dipping your toes again. Ebay is still a solid platform and Whatnot is growing. It is just a little different with the live approach, but the marketplace is always an option for those that don't love the live option. You will love next week's video bc my goal is to help people on the fence about Whatnot, better understand what it takes and if that sounds reasonable then you should do it! It's so much fun, thanks so much for watching!

@heatherlilly2344 12 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I love books and love shopping for books. I find mine at various thrift stores and library book sales. I just found you and a few other book resellers and decided to join you. Being back in the job market following the retirement of the doctor I worked for is intimidating! Reselling is not my main source of income so I don’t have that pressure. I want to have fun and enjoy meeting/sharing books with other book lovers. I began selling on eBay and just started on Whatnot. I have successfully completed my first show, gained followers and shipped out orders! I even made a new seller friend who joined Whatnot when I did. I’m not sure where this is headed but I choose to enjoy the process even the shipping part. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

@resellmaven 12 күн бұрын

Hello and Welcome to the book community! I love hearing that you completed your first show and found a friend already! The book category on Whatnot is incredible and there are so many amazing people on there. It's great to not have the pressure of doing it full time and I hope the job hunt is successful and you can keep part time doing shows and listing as you please! Thanks so much for sharing 😊

@nn47301 9 күн бұрын

I just subscribed. I'm really interested in your content. I am currently looking into a side hustle of selling books. I LOVE reading and love books. I'm at the stage in my life where I want to do something I enjoy and not just something that makes a lot of money but I don't care about. Owning a book shop or being an online book seller would be a dream!

@resellmaven 9 күн бұрын

Hey! Welcome and thanks for watching, so glad you are enjoying the content. It is so much fun playing with books all day, highly reccomend! You should definitely start, I will have to add this as a video idea to maybe share some good to know tips or things to consider why getting started.

@stevedavenport1202 8 күн бұрын

Long time book seller here. Love books. I will say that, when you are out sourcing books, you won't get a lot of love from fellow book sellers since they will view you as rivals for a limited # of valuable books.

@resellmaven 8 күн бұрын

@stevedavenport1202 Hello! I've been very lucky to not have to much competition with the types of books I sell at the moment. Definitely more when looking for antique or rare books but general fiction and kids is a lot less competitive

@Lolonoellem97 11 күн бұрын

Love this! Thank you for providing us newbies with a baseline for all of this! You’re the best!

@resellmaven 11 күн бұрын

Hey!! Of course and I hope to bring so much more value as we grow together! Thanks 🫶

@mickiwhitacre1464 12 күн бұрын

I can’t wait to be cool like you! Love that you are so willing to share❤

@resellmaven 12 күн бұрын

🤣 You're too funny! 🫶

@xillisWillisx 12 күн бұрын

A dedicated permanent photo station is a good idea. Removing what one can see as an obstacle to completing a task is a successful and smart business solution. Theres some part time ebayers making good money

@resellmaven 12 күн бұрын

I agree! It really would be removing an obstacle to make it easier. I actually did my monthpy budget last night and was shocked at how much I made on ebay with not listing in over month and just under 100 items total. I think I'm a small ebay store girly, would like to get to about 250 items listed though

@xillisWillisx 9 күн бұрын

@resellmaven you could maintain the same # of listing's and just focus on high sell through.

@amylong2926 9 күн бұрын

Brand new to reselling, got 150 or so free books and trying to move them. Also selling video games. All on eBay so far, but if some don’t sell I may consider whatnot. Love your streams and videos (:

@resellmaven 9 күн бұрын

Hey! Wow, free inventory to start with is amazing, great grab! Ebay is wonderful to get the good stuff on and then if you have some thing not worth listing on ebay, then Whatnot would be a great place to turn as long as they are still generally desirable books. Thanks so much for watching!!

@adubb315 12 күн бұрын

Been reselling for a long time, more of a hobby now than a business- just don’t have the time. I have about 1,000 followers and 400 sales on whatnot. I stream once a month or so :)

@resellmaven 12 күн бұрын

I love that! Sometimes making reselling a hobby can make it so much more fun and less stressful! That's great numbers on Whatnot, keep it up!

@alanwoolliscroft5829 12 күн бұрын

Hi I’m in the UK, just found one of your videos on KZfaq, very good content and very in-depth keep them going. I have been selling on eBay part time for a while, but lately not really done much and sales are really down, so I was thinking of moving into selling books and go full time, just need to push myself into sourcing books and getting them listed your enthusiasm is great and if I can capture some of that hopefully I can improve.

@resellmaven 12 күн бұрын

Hey! Welcome and thanks so much for your kind words! I always like to remind people that ebay naturally slows down from May to September and tends to be busier outside of those months so keep that in mind, summer slow down is real. I think steady sourcing is a great first step towards going more full time with it and UK has Whatnot if you ever want to try that out as another option to move inventory. Thanks for watching and can't wait to share more!

@bluebelle9572 4 күн бұрын

We had a huge book sale twice a year in a nearby city and it was a good place to source. 50% and 75% off the last 2 days of the sale. I have a lot of books, all ages, topics, vintage etc. I’ve sold a few in a garage sale and thought about selling some online, but haven’t actually done so yet. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to the next ones.

@resellmaven 4 күн бұрын

That's awesome, those big book sales are incredible for business. We just had one a few weeks ago and I'm still living off the influx of inventory. Online is great and there are so many platforms that are perfectly suited to sell books. Thanks so much for watching and hopefully I can get you to dip your toes in the online selling pond!

@DiggerdanReads 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story! I’m excited to continue to soak up any knowledge you’ll share. I’ve been thinking about reselling for years and I think you may be the person to finally convince me to take the plunge!

@resellmaven 9 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!! It is such an enjoyable hobby/side hustle/full time job, and I truly think most anyone can get started and find success. Hope to continue to send you some inspiration and good information so you may give it a try!

@LisaRupertus 13 күн бұрын

Can’t wait for next weeks video. 🎉 I’m still new to the platform. (Mostly books.) I LOVE the community. This was a fun video. I feel like I know you but I’ve learned more now. 😊😊

@resellmaven 13 күн бұрын

🩷 It was nice to share a little more info on me and my business! I think it's good to have insight on people and maybe why they make the decisions they make, glad you enjoyed it too! I know next week's video will be FULL of helpful tips!!

@TheNashvilleFlippers 13 күн бұрын

this is such a great video, amanda you are a superstar

@resellmaven 13 күн бұрын

Thanks so much Ray! It's been so fun being back on KZfaq!

@bekind7288 11 күн бұрын

Great video! I've always been rather intimidated with the thought of selling on whatnot. Now I see the possibilities ❤ Thank you, looking forward to your next video.

@resellmaven 11 күн бұрын

Hey! Thanks so much for watching and I think whatnot is so much more fun and carefree than people think. I really hope next week's video can help you get more insight and maybe convince you to join I'm on all the fun!

@ninasullivan220 9 күн бұрын

Great video. I am approved to sell on Whatnot, but haven’t done any shows yet. Storeage and estate category. Would also like to do book category at some time. I own a thrift store and have 15-20,000 books. Will be staying tuned for your future videos. Thanks for all the info!

@resellmaven 9 күн бұрын

Hey, thanks so much! That's awesome and I love the estate/large sale category, lots of fun shows there and people love the treasure hunt feel in thay category. Would love to see you take the leap and do your first show! Keep watching for more motivation 🩷

@brittanysleesman9328 12 күн бұрын

You have been amazing for me to find and I love the book community it has been a blessing.

@resellmaven 12 күн бұрын

I love to hear that! So glad you're here! 💛

@theANNAmaul 13 күн бұрын

How do you organize your shelves? Alphabetically or by genre? Just wanted to let you know that you're giving out absolute gems! You took so much time to answer one of my questions on another video yesterday and just know that I appreciate you so much!

@resellmaven 13 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback and I am so glad to hear you're enjoying the videos and I was able to answer one of your questions more in depth! I am always trying to dish out valuable content. As far as organizing the shelves it is definitely not alphabetical, and I strongly discourage that method bc it is a time suck and overall not as helpful for the buyers, in my opinion. I do organize by genre in the adult section but in most categories it is by age range. For example I have an adult shelf, Young Adult, Storybooks, board books, kids chapter books, picture books, non fiction etc. I try to do chapter items somewhat in a color coordinated pattern for the aesthetic but adult I do have, thriller, general fiction/romance and then non fiction/sci fi/biography

@theANNAmaul 13 күн бұрын

Love your logic when it comes to alphabetical storage - I'm just starting out and I have all genres of books and was a bit panicked thinking I might have to alphabetize them! One other question for you and how you run your shows - what is your reasoning behind bundling vs doing a standard auction for each book?

@resellmaven 13 күн бұрын

Yes, stay away from alphabetical lol it's not worth it when you have a manageable amount. There are two reasons why I do bundles the first is a financial reason, every individual item that sells on the platform whether it is a single book on auction or a large bundle of books it's a 30 cent flat fee per transaction. So when you bundle, you can sell multiple books for one flat rate fee rather than a bunch of individual items at $.30 each auction. The second reason I bundle is because I do a lot of bulk selling and I don't have just a handful of super high-end quality books that are going to be desirable to run on auction every time, so I specialize more in volume

@theANNAmaul 13 күн бұрын

@resellmaven that makes so much sense - I appreciate your advice! Can't wait til the next video and I hope you have a wonderful 4th!

@SheilaHurlbert 4 күн бұрын

Good information, I have been selling part time for awhile. Just starting to get into books.

@resellmaven 4 күн бұрын

Thank you! Books are so fun and lucrative! Hope to continue to share helpful information as you dabble in books

@pearlthene 5 күн бұрын

We also count per book dropped in this community 😂🎉

@resellmaven 5 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 100%, no butter fingers allowed without judgment in the most friendly way

@joseromero9933 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@resellmaven 8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@justinparker199 13 күн бұрын

Nice to meet you!

@resellmaven 13 күн бұрын

@@justinparker199 😊

@janetosborne2246 8 күн бұрын

I love your videos but would recommend not doing music in the background

@resellmaven 8 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@LUMBEEPHENOM2012 12 күн бұрын

No offense but you wasted so much time talking in circles. I can tell you’re very successful on whatnot and I’d love to hear more about the numbers. What’s your ROI average on most books? What books do well for you on the platform? Are you strictly auctions or do you do buy it now? How many hours are you working weekly? I left with more questions than answers after this video.

@resellmaven 12 күн бұрын

I'm glad you have more questions and I would love to go into those details more! I am just getting back into KZfaq and I'm cuttrently only able to make 1 video a week at the moment so stick around and I can definitely go more I'm depth on numbers as you mentioned.

@LUMBEEPHENOM2012 12 күн бұрын

@@resellmaven awesome! Good luck with everything

@wendyqueen1924 2 күн бұрын

Please consider not playing music throughout the whole video. You seem like you have great content but the music competes with you for attention….thanks!

@resellmaven 2 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!